France has asked the European Commission to intervene in its dispute with Italy’s new government over its welcome migrant and rescue boat policies.

Car-to-car checks for illegal immigrants

Long lines this Sunday formed to cross the border from Italy, with French police identify and stop migrants on rail and road. The French government has announced strengthening crossings with five hundred new agents, in response to Italy’s refusal to allow Ocean Viking to dock.

Its authorities turned a deaf ear to requests for ships to dock in their territory for more than two weeks. Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni He has promised that his country will cease to be the main port of entry for migrants sent by boat by smugglers from Libya.

Paris finally allowed the landing in the port of Toulon.

“Italy failed to fulfill important commitments to the European solidarity mechanism,” said the spokesperson for the French executive. We will not defend our part, which is welcoming the three thousand migrants who are currently on Italian territory“.

this monday, President Macron and Mattarella have emphasized in a joint statement the importance of relations between the two countries.

72 million euro agreement with the UK

Meanwhile, France signed an agreement with Britain on Monday to combat illegal immigration across the English Channel from the continent.

Paris agrees to increase its security forces by 40%d deployed on the coast in exchange for receiving 72.2 million euros from the UK for the period 2022-2023. Human resources and technology, including drones, will be deployed to detect ships before they depart. But the general statement did not mention specific numbers for the interceptions of these ships at sea, as London wanted, according to the British press.

For the first time there will be observers on board from other countries to enhance understanding and communication between the two sides.

As of last November 1, about forty thousand people had crossed the channel irregularly.